Where does “dar” come from?

dar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch darne, from Middle Dutch dorne, from Old Dutch drān, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

dar (Dutch): drone

Definitions

  1. drone

Ancestry of “dar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdarne—
2Middle Dutchdornebumblebee
3Old Dutchdrānto emit an odour
4Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
5Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drānu →